NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Metallica on 28 May 2019. Metallica has been played over 60 times on NTS, first on 2 June 2013. Metallica's music has been featured on 53 episodes.

Metallica are an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members and primary…